ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesR & B singer R. Kelly has formally asked United States President Donald Trump to commute his prison sentence, raising fresh questions over whether the White House will consider granting executive clemency to the disgraced musician. Court records released this week by the US Office of the Pardon Attorney show that Kelly, whose full…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe events reportedly witnessed at Magistrate Court 7, Uyo, on June 18, 2026, should concern every citizen of Akwa Ibom State, regardless of political affiliation, profession, ethnicity, or social status. If the account presented by investigative journalist and farmer, Ibanga Isine, is accurate, then the issues raised go far beyond the personal humiliation of…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Cell Norbert Zongo for Investigative Journalism in West Africa (CENOZO) has condemned the reported removal of journalists from Magistrate’s Court 7 in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, during proceedings involving allegations of farmland destruction by cattle and herders. In a statement issued from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on Thursday, CENOZO described the exclusion of journalists…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Court of Appeal in Abuja has dismissed an appeal filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) challenging the reinstatement of its former employee, Abraham Akoji Abutu, ruling that the anti-graft agency lacked the legal authority to dismiss him based on an invalid staff handbook and without complying with the Public Service…
Contrary to the Nigerian federal government’s persistent denial of religious persecution, including killings, targeted at Christians, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has raised the alarm over credible reports of grave human rights violations against women and girls in Nigeria.
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has reported two breakthroughs in Uyo and Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Areas in its crackdown on criminal activities.
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesNine-year trial ends as Akwa Ibom High Court delivers judgment in Eket By Emmanuel Ntekim A 27-year-old man, Edinyanga Samuel Akpan, has been sentenced to death by hanging by the Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Eket for murdering his uncle, Kufre Godwin Eno, over an allegation of witchcraft. Justice Pius Idiong, who…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesSuspect linked to multiple abductions confesses as officers intensify crackdown on criminal syndicates By Emmanuel Ntekim The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has recorded a significant breakthrough in its sustained crackdown on violent crime with the arrest of a suspected notorious kidnapper and cultist in Mkpat Enin Local Government Area. The suspect, identified as…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Emmanuel Ntekim The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has successfully rescued two abducted persons and recovered a firearm following a swift, intelligence-led operation in Nsit Ubium Local Government Area. The incident occurred on April 15, 2026, at about 8:19 p.m., when credible intelligence revealed that individuals from Edem Idim Okpot Village attacked indigenes…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Emmanuel Ntekim Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Republic of South Africa and ambassador-designate, Senator Ita Enang, has declared that he will not hesitate to approach the courts if any provision of the Electoral Act is violated during the 2027 general elections. Sen. Enang made this known on Friday at the NUJ Press Centre, Uyo,…
